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Huge migration where a large amount of people left Africa eastbound. -
Hundreds of nomads crossed the valley of Beringia in the cold, cold Ice Age. -
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Prehistory ended around 1400CE and shortly after, the Renaissance began. The Renaissance was a resurgence of culture and art for Europe. Many historians agree that advancements in science and literature came to a halt before then (during the Middle Ages) and that they only restarted around this time.
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America was rediscovered!!
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Columbus landed on modern-day Haiti and encountered many Native Americans. He is credited with having discovered the New World that year. -
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This was the century of conquistadors.
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In this century, the Mayflower brought hundreds of pilgrims to America
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The Plymouth Colony was the first English settlement in the region of modern-day New England in the United States, settled by the religious Separatists known as the “pilgrims” who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in 1620, fleeing religious persecution, to establish a settlement where they could follow whatever they believed in. -
The British put in a tax on stamps and enraged the colonists. -
Thousands of Natives were killed in the name of revenge.
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The Thirteen Colonies freed themselves from Great Britain during this century! The steam engine, telegraph and cotton gin were invented :)
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Angry colonists refused to drink english tea and decided to dump it overboard. Shortly after, a massacre occurred in Boston after confused Redcoats felt the need to protect themselves. -
The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence (1775-83). Politically disastrous for the British, it persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence. -
The war that started with the Battle of Lexington and Concord but ended with freedom.
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The document that the US used to declare that they were done with the oppression of the Brits.
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Constitution that lay the groundwork for a country filled with justice and liberty was signed in 1787.
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Slavery was abolished in most Western countries, we had a civil war and the Industrial Revolution happened. The beginning of this century was also marked by the Regency Era.
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The trip that was used to explore the Western US.
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This compromise came about in 1820 when Missouri was applying to become a state. Missouri became a slave state while Maine became a Free-State to keep the balance of power. The compromise also said that any state that was North of a certain latitude line would be a Free-State.
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This was the war fought over Texas.
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The war against slavery fought by the North and South
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This was an act passed by the American government that allowed each citizen who didn’t fight the Union to pay $10 for 160 acres of land for agriculture.
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This was the cowboys’ heyday. The time period where longhorns were driven from the wild Texan west to the cowpoke town of Abilene.
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The act that industrialized transportation in America. More importantly, the steel pieces that tied together a nation
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The war between barbed wire and cattle transportation.
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
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The 1890’s to the 1910’s
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The annexing of Puerto Rico, Philippine Islands and other Pacific Islands.
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Defined by events like WW1 and WW2, it’s very easy to overlook other key events of the time. For one thing, the Great Depression occurred, only 26 years after the first functioning airplane was invented. Along with the Cold War, incredible fashion statements and the development of the film industry, it truly was a remarkable time.
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With the 21st Century barely starting, there’s not much to say about it. In the past 22 years, technology has advanced immensely to the point that in 2012, a rover took a selfie on Mars. There was the global financial crisis in 2007, the attack of the twin towers in 2001 and a worldwide pandemic from 2019-present day.